Macrophage —Immune cell function —Immunology

A Lipidomics Approach to Measure Phosphatidic Acid Species in Subcellular Membrane Fractions Obtained from Cultured Cells

Authors: Nawal Kassas, Laetitia Fouillen, Stéphane Gasman and Nicolas Vitale, date: 06/20/2021, view: 20, Q&A: 0

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Over the last decade, lipids have emerged as possessing an ever-increasing number of key functions, especially in membrane trafficking. For instance, phosphatidic acid (PA) has been proposed to play a critical role in different steps along the secretory pathway or during phagocytosis. To further investigate in detail the precise nature of PA

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Liposomal Clodronate-mediated Macrophage Depletion in the Zebrafish Model

Authors: Linlin Yang, Alison M. Rojas and Celia E. Shiau, date: 03/20/2021, view: 1124, Q&A: 0

[Abstract]

The ability to conduct in vivo macrophage-specific depletion remains an effective means to uncover functions of macrophages in a wide range of physiological contexts. Compared to the murine model, zebrafish offer superior imaging capabilities due to their optical transparency starting from a single-cell stage to throughout larval development.

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Co-immunostaining of ICAM-1, ICAM-2, and CD31 in Mouse Kidney Glomeruli

Author: Sun-sang J. Sung, date: 07/05/2020, view: 1646, Q&A: 0

[Abstract] Glomerulonephritis (GN) is a common pathological condition in chronic kidney diseases that often leads to end stage renal failure. Mac-1 (CD11b/CD18)-mediated neutrophil, macrophage, and dendritic cell glomerular infiltration leading to cellular dysfunction and destruction is an important disease mechanism. The cellular distribution and dynamics ...

Methodology for in vitro Assessment of Human T Cell Activation and Blockade

Authors: Joseph R. Podojil, Igal Ifergan, Ming-Yi Chiang, Joshua J. Meeks and Stephen D. Miller, date: 06/05/2020, view: 2305, Q&A: 0

[Abstract] Methods to test both the functionality and mechanism of action for human recombinant proteins and antibodies in vitro have been limited by multiple factors. To test the functionality of a recombinant protein or antibody, the receptor, the receptor-associated ligand, or both must be expressed by the cells present within the in vitro ...

Analyzing the Quenchable Iron Pool in Murine Macrophages by Flow Cytometry

Authors: Michael Riedelberger and Karl Kuchler, date: 03/20/2020, view: 2535, Q&A: 0

[Abstract] Tissue-resident macrophages are pivotal for a tightly-regulated iron metabolism at a cellular and systemic level, since subtle iron alterations increase the susceptibility for microbial infections or drive multiple diseases. However, research on cellular iron homeostasis in macrophages remains challenging due to the limited amount of available ...

Propagation and Purification of Chlamydia trachomatis Serovar L2 Transformants and Mutants

Authors: Robert Faris and Mary M. Weber, date: 12/20/2019, view: 2125, Q&A: 0

[Abstract] Chlamydia trachomatis (C.t.) is an obligate intracellular pathogen that cannot be cultured axenically and must be propagated within eukaryotic host cells. There are at least 15 distinct chlamydial serovariants that belong to 2 major biovars commonly referred to as trachoma and lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV). The invasive ...

Lysosome Targeting RedGreen-assay: Selective Autophagy Sensing Assay for Mammalian Cells

Authors: Victoria Riccio, Miluska Vissa, Angus McQuibban and Peter Kijun Kim, date: 12/20/2019, view: 3185, Q&A: 0

[Abstract] The process of autophagy is an essential cellular mechanism, required to maintain general cell health through the removal of dysfunctional organelles, such as the ER, peroxisomes and mitochondria, as well as protein aggregates, and bacteria. Autophagy is an extremely dynamic process, and tools are constantly being developed to study the various ...

Bacterial Synchronized Transfer Assays in Bone Marrow Derived Macrophages

Authors: Sedelia R Dominguez, Tom Kawula and Shaun P Steele, date: 11/20/2019, view: 2557, Q&A: 0

[Abstract] Merocytophagy (“mero”, Greek for partial; “cytophagy” for cell eating) is a process by which cells acquire microbes and cytosolic material through phagocytosis of a small portion of neighboring cells upon cell-cell contact. Cell-cell contact dependent transfer events can be assessed through co-incubation of differently labeled cells. With these ...

Quantitation of TLR4 Internalization in Response to LPS in Thioglycollate Elicited Peritoneal Mouse Macrophages by Flow Cytometry

Authors: Katharina Richard, Stefanie N. Vogel and Darren J. Perkins, date: 09/20/2019, view: 2281, Q&A: 0

[Abstract] Internalization of cell surface Toll-like Receptor 4 (TLR4) is a convenient read-out to measure LPS dependent activation of the TRIF adaptor pathway. We here provide a protocol to quantify the LPS dependent internalization of TLR4 using thioglycollate-elicited peritoneal macrophages by flow cytometry.

Intracellular Invasion and Killing Assay to Investigate the Effects of Binge Alcohol Toxicity in Murine Alveolar Macrophages

Authors: Victor Jimenez Jr and Fernando P Monroy, date: 01/20/2019, view: 3769, Q&A: 0

[Abstract] Alcohol consumption has diverse and well-documented effects on the human immune system and its ability to defend against infective agents. While pulmonary related infections can occur in healthy humans, binge alcohol use is recognized as a major health risk factor (Nelson et al., 1991). Although binge alcohol consumption has been ...

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